Long Ago

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Long Ago

Long ago on a warm summer day 
There sat a young boy
Sitting as still as he could be
His hand seemed to be pointing at something
Something that appeared to be high up on the wall
His parents were worried about him
His parents tried to move him
The young boy remained motionless

Long ago on a mild fall day
There sat a man
Sitting as still as he could be
His hand seemed to be pointing at something
Something that appeared to be in the middle of the wall
His parents tried to stop him
His relatives tried to ignore him
The man remained motionless

Long ago on a cold winter night
There sat an old man
Sitting as still as he could be
His hand seemed to be pointing at something
Something that appeared to be on the bottom of the wall
Children were told to play away from him
His family had given up on him
The old man remained motionless

On that cold winter night
A child went up to the old man
First the child looked at the wall
Then looked at the old man's hand
The child reached out and gave the old man's finger a tug            -only thing that stuck out is I would swap "The child" for He.
The ground shook just a little
And a fowl smell filled the room
The old man looked up and said, "Thank you."



I like how each stanza starts out in the title, changing each beginning line mildly to fit the time, and is appropriately omitted in the last.
Cute poem.


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